Hi Debbie,
I know you are sorting through a bunch of info and I don't really expect you to repeat it all, but I am so interested in personality types. You had mentioned the ENFP's were the least preferred types by elementary school teachers. I am curious about what traits are likely to cause problems--if you can remember, of course.
I don't have a copy of the report with me but what I can recall about the ENFP type for children is that they tend to have characteristics like:
* get highly charged about ideas and interested but then leave them quickly once they've satiated their interest. Easily distracted by a new idea
*Likes to work on the concept or idea but not actually produce the finished product
*Has difficulty attending to details as they see the gestalt so easily and aren't really interested in details. Needs cues ahead of time to attend to the details.
*Hates rote memorization tasks
*Prefers to have exploratory, self-discovery learning that is fun
*Goes off on tangents that they notice in conversations because of ability to see relationships and desire to connect ideas
There's more and I can provide more info when I get the report in my hands at home. But those characteristics paired with his intellectual level seem to be quite problematic for the public school setting. The reports were great, with one for the professionals/parents and one for the child to read. The kid's report talks about "strengths and stretches" with stretches referring to areas where the child might have to work harder to meet task demands. It's a great report because it emphasizes how it's all just a style, with none better or worse just different. And the whole thing really fit for MrWiggly! Hit the nail right on the head in terms of his personality, for sure!
